Mexico: Estados Unidos silver Proof Essai "Caballito" Peso 1909 PR64 NGC,...

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Essai Caballito Proof Peso

Estados Unidos silver Proof Essai "Caballito" Peso 1909 PR64 NGC, Paris mint, KM453 type, KM-Pn183. Raised lettered edge. By Charles Pillet. NGC Top Pop. Marked "ESSAI" in tiny capital letters in the right obverse field behind the horse's tail, also in the left reverse field under the eagle's wing. This is the extremely rare prototype pattern for the famous peso minted from 1910 through 1914. Engraved by Pillet, a prominent Parisian medalist who produced an array of French medals, patterns for certain nickel coins of Greece and France, and perhaps most important of all patterns for two Mexican coins, the 50 Centavos of 1907 and the presently offered piece. The present lot a wonderful specimen showing remarkable detail of the proposed design, extremely well preserved, and a treasure of modern Mexican numismatics.

Ex. Heritage Auction 3010 (August 2010, Lot 21600)

From the Peh Family Collection, Part II

Metal: Silver
Diameter: 39mm
ASW: 0.7859oz

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